Stories by Gill Bonnett

Government emails about billionaire Larry Page show he wanted his child's medical evacuation to New Zealand to be kept quiet.

The Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the review of events leading to the 3 September attacks, National says.

The terrorist who stabbed shoppers at an Auckland supermarket tried to relinquish his New Zealand residence three years ago.

Officials who initially refused the refugee claim made by Auckland terrorist Ahamed Samsudeen found inconsistencies in his story and said a medical report on him was unreliable.

A consultant radiologist says recruiting and retaining staff in areas of critical shortages is hard while there is inertia on migration policy.

Information about skilled residence visas mistakenly posted on Immigration New Zealand's website appears to be an advance copy of the government's new residence criteria.

Emergency benefits for migrants are being axed from today - and advocates say the timing could not be worse.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists is calling on the government to urgently address immigration difficulties for doctors and other health workers, describing the system as shambolic.

The government is being told to act swiftly on immigration because delays are leading to the loss of urgently needed medical staff during the Covid-19 outbreak.

A woman who made a false allegation of rape against her former partner in a "sustained and clinical course of deception" has won a reprieve from deportation.

New Zealanders stranded overseas are incensed after they were told a freeze on managed isolation bookings meant they could "take a break" from their round-the-clock attempts to find an MIQ space.

While desperate travellers fear bots are stealing MIQ places - and the government points to growing demand - a dwindling supply of rooms is aggravating the situation.

A 43-year-old man who has been in Australia since before his first birthday has lost an appeal against being deported to New Zealand.

Budget documents offer the first hint of what form immigration reform may take - suggesting fewer people may apply for visas.

A South African travel agency which organised a school trip to New Zealand say they are still waiting for a visa refund 18 months on.

More than 200 international medics and almost 1000 nurses are on work visas because invitations to apply for residence have been suspended - and the complications it causes is prompting some to head…

Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that people who applied for visitor visas to be reunited with their partners have had their applications cancelled.

Immigration New Zealand is considering whether to allow refunds for those who have applied for residency.

A military panel deciding whether a sailor sexually assaulted three colleagues while on tour of duty in Canada is hearing the trial judge's summing-up.

A Defence Force sailor is in a court martial on charges of sexually assaulting three colleagues while they were on an international deployment.

Capacity for MIQ has dropped by 900 spots as Christmas holidays near.

Migrants who have waited more than five years to have their parents settle in New Zealand are calling for the government to front up on when residence applications will restart.

A British doctor says she feels let down by a government which pleaded for healthcare workers but has now gone silent on how they can become residents.

Only 560 people qualified for a border exemption that the government announced in April to reunite split families.

Analysis - The government has announced 10,000 working holiday-makers and seasonal staff can get visa extensions, but some say the numbers are a drop in the ocean and come too late, Gill Bonnett write…